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Accounting at Kirkwood Community College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, consider the program at Kirkwood Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 52 accounting graduations were recorded at Kirkwood Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Kirkwood Community College

Distance learning is available at Kirkwood Community College. Among 12,763 students, 2,770 (22%) studied exclusively online and 4,897 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Kirkwood Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Kirkwood Community College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#3 of 21
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#14 of 111
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#16 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#86 of 113
Best Value	Nationwide	#355 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#841 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Kirkwood Community College

Students who complete Kirkwood Community College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$44,248
5 years	$51,059

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Kirkwood Community College take home a median $44,248, compared with $43,199 for all Kirkwood Community College graduates — about 2% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Accounting graduates at Kirkwood Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Kirkwood Community College are 79% women (41) and 21% men (11).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Kirkwood Community College

Among the 19 associate’s accounting graduates at Kirkwood Community College, 84% were women (16) and 16% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Kirkwood Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Kirkwood Community College, below the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Kirkwood Community College

The Accounting program at Kirkwood Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	52

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Kirkwood Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.